Last night the SNY booth was discussing old ballparks and it gave me the idea to reach out to my Twitter and Facebook followers to ask what old ballpark would they have liked to watch a game. Here are the responses I received: Ebbetts Field Polo Grounds Crosley Field Jarry Park Original Yankee Stadium Astrodome […]
Check out this blurb from a piece by Andy McCullough in the Star Ledger about Bobby Parnell: Few Mets have experienced patches of bad luck like him this season. He possesses the second-highest batting average on balls in play (.343), which measures how often a hit is recorded when the hitter makes contact. The average for a […]
Lost in the Mets winning streak is the development, or should I say regression, of the bullpen over the last few weeks. It’s apparent that Jerry Manuel will eschew traditional bullpen roles and play the hot hand, which has led to multiple eighth inning men and burnt out relievers. Fernando Nieve‘s disappearance is probably just […]
Jenrry Mejia pitched in another low leverage situation last night. After the game I heard on WFAN that Jerry Manuel said sending Mejia down to the minors to develop as a starter is something the team would consider. It’s a well known fact that Manuel pushed to have Mejia on the ballclub because he felt […]
As the Mets closed up April will a stunning reversal of what was a 4-8 beginning with their 10-1 homestand and when they added a 9-1 thumping of the Phillies, the DL seemed to be a “divine light” that sent them Ike Davis for Daniel Murphy. Yet sometimes when you’re only focusing on the W’s, […]
On a night at Citi Field where the optimism I have been preaching might have started to show, there still were glaring reasons to worry and wonder who cursed the Mets. On the positive note Mike Pelfrey was dominant again, Jose Reyes made his return, unofficially, but the real Reyes showed up for the first […]
I have been on record thinking the Mets are not as bad as everyone believes through the first two weeks of the season. Yes, there are concerns about the message being sent down by Omar and Jerry, but the release of Mike Jacobs is a start towards putting the best lineup on the field. The […]
Sitting in an empty Citi Field last night reminded me how disengaged the Mets fan base has become. What should have been a nightly sellout, or near sellout, of a ballpark that was long overdue has become a mausoleum in short time. With the early morning rain today, I can’t see tonight being much different, […]
I was perusing Dave Lennon’s postgame notes and came across this nugget: The Mets may have found a set-up man in Ryota Igarashi – now that they have stopped messing with his head. After trying to get him to change his grip on his curve ball, and then teaching him a slider, the Mets have […]
Jerry Manuel has made it no secret that he likes Jenrry Mejia. Whether it’s speculating about him coming north or comparing him to Mariano Rivera, Manuel seems to believe Mejia can help the Mets this season. Obviously the 2 plus innings of perfect baseball today didn’t change that, if anything it shows that Mejia might […]